Word: mcgovern
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...George McGovern...
...Women & Men: Stories of Seduction goes heavily Hollywood -- marquee- worthy directors, proven scriptwriters, a cast of (mostly) stars -- in its rather literal rendering of three modern classics. In Mary McCarthy's The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt (adapted and directed by Frederic Raphael), a radical journalist (Elizabeth McGovern) meets a crass business executive (Beau Bridges) who makes use of his booze and her boredom to lure her into a one- night stand during a transcontinental railroad trip. (Those were the days!) Owlish and pudgy, Bridges is right for his role, but pillow-soft McGovern is wrong for hers...
Also, to avoid a fiscal disaster similar to the crisis the state suffered in its last bookkeeping year, the budget would mandate that the governor impound money if state revenues start to decline unexpectedly, said Senate Ways and Means Chair Patricia McGovern, a member of the conference committee...
...McGovern (D-Lawrence) called this provision unique, saying it ties the budget more closely to the state economy. The recent downturn in the economy has shrunk state tax collections, exacerbating a budget deficit...
...despite this tax increase--the largest in state history--McGovern said the budget would be out of balance, requiring Dukakis to impose cuts with line-item vetoes. McGovern had estimated that Dukakis might need to strike about $300 million worth of items from the budget...